Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-06
SOrrOWing Spectators.
SOME DISTINGUISHED MOTJRNFRS

A little before II o'clock the distin-
guished guests began to enter the senate
chamber, and took the seats which had
been carefully assigned them by the Off
Ger in charge. The senators entered by
two and threes, taking seats at the left of
the presiding officers desk and sitting
mostly in body. Many had arrived this
morning in order to be present at the
obsequies. The members of the house,
with the speaker at their head, next en-
tered, and for the most part took seats in
the area at the right. Near them mem
bers of the Chicago Oriental Consistory
found place. Soon after the justices
Of the United States supreme court enter
ed in their sable robes of Office, headed
by John G. Nicolay, the United States
marshal, Abraham LincoIn's private sec
rotary, and by Deputy Clerk Buell..
From the number Justice Miller,
who is absent from the city, and
Justice Woods, who is i'll in California,
were missing. Near them sat Macfeeley,
Commissary General; Holabird Quarter
master General; Moore, Surgeon General
Drum, Adjutant General-of1icers desig-
mated to represent the army. A moment
later entered eight members of the di-
.
Preston the Haytian Minister, now dean
of the corps, at their head. There were
besides, Noguciras, the Portuguese Minis
ter; Baron de Flava, the Italian Minister;
Romeron, the Mexican Minister; De
Strive, the accomplished ambassador of
Russia; Cater, the Hawaiian Minister, and
Weckerlin, the Minister of the Neither
lands. The Chinese Legation, who
sent beautiful wreath, and the Jap
anese Legation, who very early paid a
visit of
SYMPATHY WITH MRS, LOGAN,
were not present, nor was the British
Minister, Sir Lienel Sackville West.
Among the notable persons present
upon the floor, outside of official pail
bearers, were General Robert G. Schneck,
late Minister to England, who had scarce
Iy expected to attend the funeral of
John A. Logan; General John A. j. Cress-
we'll, Grants Postmaster Gen eral' who is
the treasurer of the local Logan fund;
the District Commissioners: John B.
Alley, of Massachusetts, who defended
Sumner against Grant; Walker Blaine,
who came to represent bis father; Alan
Arthur, who came also to show the re-
spect which his late father had for Gen
eral Logan, and who was assigned as an
honorary pall-beaFer tie take the place Of
Mr., Robert Z. Lincoln who was de-
tainsd; Colonel Fred Grant who
much resembles now, with his
full beard, his father; General William
son, of Iowa, late Commissioned of the
Land Office; Congressman W. E. Mason,
of Chicago: Henry a. Rust, J. P. Ramsey,
Albert Hayden, and j. Frank Aldrich, Of
Chicago, representing the Union league
and the loyal legion; Professor j. III.
Langston, the late colored Minister to
Hayti, one of General Logan's earnest
friends: General Rosecrans, who always
admired Logan as soldier.
At one minute past II O'Clock the veneer
able door-keeper, Rassett, and Deputy
Sergeant-rt-arms Christie appeared at
the southern door beneath the clock from
which depended two long mourning
draperies to announce the funeral cor
tege, which was arriving from the rotun
da. The procession entered headed by
the four clergymen- ParsoR Newman,
Bishop Andrews I'octor Butler, and Doc
tor Tiffany, Doctor Newman reading as
the cortege advanced, the funeral service
of the Methodist Church, Know that
NV Redeemer Liveth.: